Hat guard



I Sept. 25, 1928.

F. w. J. WOLFF HAT GUARD Filed Sept IW/Z Int 622101" Patented Sept. 25,1928.

' UNITE STATES.

FREDERICK WILLIAMJAMES wonrr, OFHSAN rnancisoo, CALIFORNIA.

HAT Gonna.

Application filed September 21, 1927. Serial No. 221,075.

This invention relates to hat guards or hat securing devices, moreparticularly for straw hats of the boater type, its object is to providea simple device for restraining the hat from the effect of gusty breezeswithout the necessity for the use of long and entangled cords which donot prevent the hat from leaving the wearers head but at best merelyanchor it to other clothing.

duce a guard which is practically unobserv:

able, and which is also immediately attachable or detachable to the hatWithin which it can readily be I secured without inconvenience when notrequired for use.

I effect these results by the use of a band consisting of a short pieceof narrow and'pref- "erably elastic fabric to each end of which issecured a small detachable hook of special and handy form for quickinsertion into the b fabric of the hat just below or near the edge ofthe sweat band, so that the elastic band passes from one side of thehead (over the vicinity of the ear) around the back of the head to asimilar position on the other side,

' 5 the band engaging in the back hair which combined with the shape ofthe head at that part tends to hold it in position in such a Way thatthe hat does not leave the head even under the e'lfect of a violent gustof wind.

The exact details of the invention are more clearly explained by the aidof the drawings herewith which form a part of this application, and inwhich Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a. hat with my detachable guardattached ready for wear, Fig. 2 is a view of the guard detached from thehat, Fig. 3 is an edge viewof Fig. 2, Figures 4, 5, and 6 show detailsof A further object is to prothe hook and the means for quickly securingit to the band.

In these drawings the hat is indicated by 40 the numeral 7, the pointson the hat for the attachment of the guard by 8. The hook 9 at each endof the elastic band 10 is formed by an integral projection from one sideof a double disc 11, the two discs being linked together by theconnection 12. The discs have one of their edges formed intoupturnedteeth 13 which when the two discs are folded one upon the otheras in Fig. 4c engage the fabric of the band and secure it'firmly betweenthe two parts when the latter are pressed together.

The hooks 9 are small and inconspicuous and are instantly insertableinto the fabric of the hat, the circular members 11 serving as a convenient hold for the finger and thumb in this process. a

Having now fully described the nature of my said invention, what I claimand desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a straw hat securing device the combination comprising, a shortelastic band, a clasp engaging each extremity of the said band, saidclasp comprising two discs linked together at one portion of theirperiphery and folded thereat so that their respectivepe- 5 ripheriescoincide, a small sharp pointed hook of circular cross section securedto the edge of one of the saiddiscs, a series of line upturnedprojections of the nature of teeth formed on the edge of the said discs,the said teeth on one disc being adapted to fit between thecorresponding teeth on the other said disc.

F. W.'J. WOLFF.

